Thanks for letting me know about this post! I must have missed it.
I have many of the books that you mentioned, but I do not have the Encyclopedia of Country Living. I really like the "Back to Basics" book by Gehring, but I was super disappointed by "Homesteading" by her. There were so many mistakes in the book and was not up to the caliber of "Back to Basics."
Anyway, I have so many books I really like. One of the most important homesteading books that influenced my philosophy of homesteading is "Restoration Agriculture" by Shepard. I am also very partial to my "Traditional Bowyer's Bible" series, but that is not directly homesteading stuff. :)
@slhomestead Thanks for the tip on Restoration Agriculture. You are entered in the drawing.